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unbend , un·bend / ˌənˈbend/ • v. (past and past part. -bent ) 1. make or become straight from a bent or twisted form or position: [tr.] I had trouble unbendi… tenth , tenth / ten[unvoicedth]/ • n. constituting number ten in a sequence; 10th: the tenth century | the tenth of September the tenth-floor locker room. ∎… contentious , contentious •factious, fractious •anxious • captious •precious, semi-precious •infectious •conscientious, contentious, licentious, pretentious, sente… distend , dis·tend / disˈtend/ • v. [tr.] cause (something) to swell by stretching it from inside: air is introduced into the stomach to distend it | [as adj.]… Paul Eluard , Tel jour telle nuit (Such a day, such a night). Song-cycle by Poulenc to 9 poems by Paul Eluard. Comp. 1936–7, f.p. by Pierre Bernac acc. Poulenc. Ti… Decade , decade •abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, balustrade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade…
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